I'm really stoked about the Librem 5 project[1], which if you're not aware, is a privacy-centric cell phone based on Linux. It obviously doesn't solve the carri

I'm really stoked about the Librem 5 project[1], which if you're not aware, is a privacy-centric cell phone based on Linux. It obviously doesn't solve the carrier issue, but it at least gets you away from Google and Apple. I actually rarely use my phone for calls or texts, so I'm considering getting an independent VoIP service that offers a phone number and just use data for everything. That way I only need a data contract and everything can go over a VPN, with the added convenience that I can get it to work on my computer as well. However, I have little room to talk since I'm all in with a big data collection company (I use Google Fi), but that's mostly because I figure Google already has my data anyway, and figured I might as well save some money vs my old plan if I'm going to be spied on anyway. I'm moving away from Google slowly, so as soon as that phone proves viable, I'll consider switching my service and getting that phone. [1] - https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/